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<a name="gda-sql-manual-run"></a>Getting started</h2></div></div></div>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gda-sql-manual-run.html#id-1.8.4.2">Features</a></span></dt>
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<a name="id-1.8.4.2"></a>Features</h2></div></div></div>
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      The <span class="application">Libgda</span>'s console tool' main features are:
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<li class="listitem"><p>Handle more than one connection at the same time</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Report meta data in a similar way, whatever the real type of database
	    accessed</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Create <span class="emphasis"><em>virtual</em></span> connections binding 
	    several already opened connections (to run SQL commands across multiple 
	    connections)</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Allow one to define variables which can be referenced in any
	    SQL statement (using a common syntax)</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>One query buffer per connection to edit complex queries (uses a
	    parameter-able external editor)</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Easy command line editing and output using the Readline library and a
	    (parameter-able) pager</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Work on any platform on which <span class="application">Libgda</span> has been ported to.</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>List, define or remove named data sources (DSN)</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>Import and export BLOBS (binary large objects) from and to local files</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>On command embedded HTTP server</p></li>
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